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  One-third of developing nations lack clean running water, says scientists

  World | June 24, 2016 7:46 IST

  New York: Over one-third of hospitals in the developing nations do not have clean running water, a deficiency that can be the reason of unsanitary and dangerous conditions for patients who need surgery, a study

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  Dengue alert: Arvind Kejriwal makes surprise visit to hospitals

  Politics | September 15, 2015 17:38 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday made surprise visits to hospitals in the national capital to check dengue alertness, government officials said."The chief minister has visited Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and will

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  12-hour shifts of nurses affects patient care: Research

  Lifestyle | September 14, 2015 8:38 IST

  London: Hospital nurses who work longer than 12-hour shifts have a higher risk of wanting to leave their job, and more likely to burn out in terms of emotional exhaustion, thereby affecting quality and safety

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  IIM study finds flaws in health care facility of BIMARU states

  India | August 10, 2015 13:14 IST

   Ahmedabad:  Even after two decades, acronym ‘BIMARU' used to define underdevelopment and poor social indices in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh seems to ring true as a recently published study by IIM Ahmedabad

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  Medanta Group to invest Rs 1,500 crore in next five years

  February 08, 2015 18:01 IST

  Indore: Medanta Group today said it is working on a plan to set up five hospitals in next five years with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.“We have a plan to open five hospitals in

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  West Bengal: Government hospitals to provide free services all patients, says CM Mamata Banerjee

  Politics | October 22, 2014 20:54 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all patients will be entitled to receive free treatment, free diagnostics and free surgery in all government hospitals and health centres across the state."Henceforth,

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  World's 10 worst disease outbreaks ever

  World | January 21, 2014 6:47 IST

  New Delhi: Diseases have been unwanted escorts throughout the march of human history. Still throughout history mankind has suffered the crippling and mortal effects of a ravaging disease brought on by any number of target

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  Rajasthan govt to launch free medical testing in hospitals on Apr 7

  India | March 29, 2013 19:58 IST

  Jaipur, Mar 29: Rajasthan is all set to introduce free medical testing scheme on World Health Day in all medical colleges, district, sub district and satellite hospitals in the state.In the first phase beginning on

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  Another incident of ward boys turning doctors in UP

  India | July 12, 2012 17:10 IST

  Meerut, Jul 12: In yet another incident reflecting the dismal state of healthcare in Uttar Pradesh, under trained staff of a government hospital here were caught on camera carrying out postmortem.According to local media reports,

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  Body of newborn girl found in Jaipur hospital dump

  India | July 07, 2012 18:22 IST

  Jodhpur, Jul 7:  Body of a newborn girl, surrounded by dogs who were trying to feast on it, was today found in a garbage dump behind the Umaid Hospital here.  Police found the body inside

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  SC refuses to stay nation-wide doctor's strike

  India | June 25, 2012 20:21 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 25: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the day-long nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association to protest against certain reforms initiated by the Central Government in the medical field.A

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  VVIP Ward Of AIIMS, 4 Other Hospitals In Delhi Lack NoC From Fire Brigade

  India | December 09, 2011 22:16 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 9: The Cardiovascular and Neuro Sciences Centre of AIIMS, which houses the VVIP ward, is among five hospital buildings here that do not have the No-Objection Certificate” from the Delhi Fire Services.Besides

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  Child Deaths Are Occasional, Like Tornado, Tsunami, Says Trinamool Health Minister

  India | November 01, 2011 14:15 IST

  Kolkata, Nov 1: This minister surely has a foot-in-the-mouth disease. He is none other than Sudip Bandopadhyay, Union minister of state for Health and Family Welfare under Ghulam Nabi Azad.On the spate of child deaths

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  Centre To Order Hospitals To Treat The Poor Free Of Cost

  India | August 25, 2011 21:08 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25: The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that it would soon issue a circular asking all private hospitals, built on government land allocated to them at subsidised rates, to provide

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  Pranab Withdraws 5 PC Service Tax On Hospitals, Diagnostics

  India | March 22, 2011 15:53 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 22 :  Bowing to demand from all quarters, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced withdrawal of the proposed 5 per cent service tax on airconditioned hospitals with more than 25 beds and

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  Blast Injured Admitted To Several Varanasi Hospitals

  India | December 07, 2010 22:40 IST

  Varanasi, Dec 7: Most of the people who were injured in the Varanasi blast this evening have been admitted  to Marwari hospital and Kabir Chaura hospital here.  A red alert has been issued in all

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  Dazed Victims Search For Relatives In Hospitals

  India | November 16, 2010 16:59 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 16: "This is her" wailed Sheetal, 23, as she identified her four-year old daughter among the photographs of dead put up at the capital's LNJP hospital where majority of the victims of

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  Lower Cost To Get Cashless Plan: Insurers To Hospitals

  India | July 15, 2010 12:42 IST

  New Delhi: Locked in a battle with big healthcare firms over censoring cashless health insurance claims, state-run insurers on Thursday asserted that the facility would be extended only to those hospitals that agree to their